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Any tips to avoid overeating? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by benwubbleyou@lemmy.world to c/adhd@lemmy.world

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I live a relatively active life but I struggle with eating too much. I feel like there is no diminishing returns when I eat something. Each chip tastes just as good as the last one. So I will be craving food but know it’s not healthy for me to eat more. I’m trying to find ways to ignore that feeling or dismiss it.

Are there any tips or methods you use to help with that? Impulse control is the hardest thing to work on sometimes.

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[–] Marxine@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

I'll assume here you're talking about eating outside your main meals, and you're mainly eating for that dopamine reward.

Usually low calorie snacks (fruits, veggies, etc) are a good choice, but even eating too much of them can be detrimental. Best alternative IMO is finding something that distracts you from continuously eating. Preferably some activity that requires your attention and needs your hands active (so just watching a video isn't gonna work in this case: it's easy to continue eating while watching something).

In my case, I'd start doodling and fiddling with Lego blocks or something.